A total of five once-in-a-lifetime bull tags are being made available to Wisconsin hunters for the first managed elk hunt in Wisconsin history. Four tags will be awarded through a lottery drawing.

Elk license applications can be purchased in the DNR Go Wild license system through May 31 (winners will be announced in early June) and only Wisconsin residents may apply.

Each potential hunter may apply once online at GoWild.wi.gov or by visiting a license agent.

Cost of an elk hunting license for the winners of the license drawing is $49.

Prior to obtaining an elk hunting license, all winners will be required to participate in a Wisconsin elk hunter education program offered prior to the hunt. The class will cover tissue collection and health testing, regulations and more.

The 2018 hunting season will occur only in the Clam Lake elk range in parts of Sawyer, Bayfield, Ashland and Price counties in far north-central Wisconsin, where the original restoration effort was initiated with 25 elk from Michigan in 1995. The herd is projected to comfortably surpass 200 animals this year.

Approximately 70 percent of the elk range is under public ownership and open to hunting, so successful applicants should have no problem finding a place to hunt. Wisconsin’s inaugural elk hunting season will adhere to the following guidelines:

Season will be open from Oct. 13 to Nov. 11 and Dec. 13-21;

Only bull elk may be harvested;

Areas where Kentucky elk were released between 2015-2017 will be off limits to hunting until the population increases to levels identified in the elk management plan;

Only Wisconsin residents are eligible to receive an elk license; and

An elk license may be transferred to a Wisconsin resident youth hunter 17 years old or younger, or to a resident with a valid class A, B, C or D disabled permit.

It’s important to note that nonresident Purple Heart recipients and qualified Armed Forces members may also apply — search keywords “purple heart” or “armed forces” to learn more.

For more about elk in Wisconsin, go to dnr.wi.gov and search the key word “elk.”

• Francis Creek Sportsmen’s Club is holding its 3-D archery tournament May 12-13. Registration is from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

This is a marked-yardage tournament featuring 30 Rinehart targets with three tower stands. They do fog for mosquitoes.

The club is 1 mile north of Francis Creek on Parkway Road. Food, and refreshments will be served.

Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for juniors age 12-15, and free for kids 11 and younger.

The shoot is sponsored by Rinehart targets and they will be raffling off a Rinehart target, too.

Call Steve Thielbar at 920-323-1927 for more details.

• Camp Sinawa will host Kids' Fishing Day May 20 at their Pigeon Lake waterfront.

Park in the parking lot and follow the signs down to the lake. Kids 4-8 years will fish from 1 to 2 p.m., and kids 9 and older will fish from 2 to 3 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded immediately after the event.

Hot dogs and marshmallows for roasting over a campfire and juice will be provided to each child.

Hogler will review results of the fish surveys conducted last year on Bullhead and Long Lake in Manitowoc County and discuss which lakes will be surveyed in 2018.

This is a great opportunity to better understand the fisheries on our county lakes and ask questions of Hogler regarding fish populations and growth rates and anything related to fish biology.

The program will start at 6:30 p.m. May 17 in room 300 at the County Office Complex, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc. A short business meeting of MCLA will follow. The public is encouraged to attend.

• Westshore Defensive Pistol League will begin the 2018 season at 5 p.m. May 23 and 9 a.m. May 26 at Westshore Sportsman Club, 11267 Lakeshore Road, Two Rivers.

The course is the same on Wednesday and Saturday. You can shoot either day, or both.

The league runs from May to September on the second and fourth Wednesdays and Saturdays of the month. Drop-in shooters are welcome.

The league is a pistol shooting competition based on the use of practical defensive handguns and equipment used in self-defense. The course designs vary from match to match, but have real-life situations and practical application of your equipment.

The league is male and female friendly to all skill levels and is a safe, fun way to improve pistol shooting skills.

The shoot will consist of 100 16-yard trap, 50 skeet and 50 sporting clay events. Shooters will be from 10 to 21 years of age from the entire state of Wisconsin. Five-hundred shooters have signed up to take part.

The event is open to the public. Food and beverages are available on the grounds.

• Westshore Sportsman’s Club is offering a $500 scholarship. To be eligible, you must be a member, a child of a member or a grandchild of a member of the Westshore Sportsman’s Club and have completed your second year of college by June 30.

Applications can be obtained by contacting Mike Casebeer at 920-553-1255 and must be returned or postmarked by June 30.

Registration is from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults and $25 for youth 17 years and younger. Advanced registration is recommended at E-Z secure registration online at wisducks.org, although door registration will be available.

For more details, call Don at 262-224-4949.

Come and shoot: Win an array of sweet bucket prizes, get in on awesome card raffles for crossbows, kayaks and more, shoot the flurry for cash. Enjoy their brat fry, too.

• Viking Bow and Gun Club will hold its 25th annual gun raffle and trap shoot May 12. Shooting starts at 3 p.m., and the raffle starts at 5 p.m.

Barbecue pork dinners and sandwiches will be available, and everyone is welcome.